Reading 1-0 Watford Fc - 03/10/2020

Discussion in 'Match Day' started by hornmeister, Sep 29, 2020.

  1. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Background info
    I spent 4 happy and mildly inebriated years as a student in Reading. There’s some damn fine pubs, some mediocre ones and a couple of absolute holes, many of which I spent some time asleep in the corner of.

    Reading remains the only place where I have been offered a bag of cabbages in exchange for a 99p pint of John Smiths. I am aware this might well date my student hood.

    Celebrities I've met in Reading - Betty Boo who opened up the now closed Virgin Megastore and David Coulthard, who at the time was a Williams test driver.

    Of course given the current climate my local knowledge is completely and utterly useless to everyone so why did you bother reading (pun intended) this?

    Run up
    We come into the game on a high. Unbeaten in the league both in matches and across the line. Somewhat surprising considering the performances. Reading have however won all three in the league but narrowly lost to them up the road in the Caramac cup. This is a must win game, which may put us in the promotion slots.

    One to watch
    Lewis Gibson, on loan from the Toffee munchers. Has England under 20 experience.

    Possible Line up?
    Who can tell? we've cut some dead-weight, we'll probably sign some more dead-weight in replacement.

    Architecture to avoid
    The Purple Turtle pub


    Architecture to visit
    The Hobgoblin removed due to copyright Alehouse
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  2. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    No biscuits with this?
     
  3. MIlton Dammers

    MIlton Dammers Reservist

    Does this count as a derby match?
     
  4. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Today's match review was sponsored by the mighty Hob Nob
    Derby are playing Norwich m8. They also play in yellow, understand where the confusion lies.
     
  5. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    I assume Betty Boo was in the process of doing the do when you met her?
     
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  6. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    She did do the do, indeed.
     
  7. 99mph

    99mph 4th Prediction league 2011/12

  8. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    With you?
     
  9. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    There was nothing he could do.
     
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  10. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Unfortunately not.
     
  11. 3000

    3000 Reservist

    Sometimes I still fantasise about the ball falling to Almen Abdi on the edge of the box and him routinely slotting it past the keeper to put us 1-0 up even though we were down to 10 men. That was a great moment.
     
  12. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Decent listen that and interesting that two of them predicted a draw and one a win for us, despite their start.

    They got a few things wrong about us and I thought 'typical opposition fan podcast that knows nothing about us' then remembered that I can't even name a Reading player these days so they're doing better than me.
     
  13. Pozzo Out

    Pozzo Out Squad Player

    Massively underrated moment/game/day from that season.
     
  14. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    https://twitter.com/pat_wfc/status/769877510368681984?s=19

    Additional enjoyment of the Reading fans arguing amongst themselves.
     
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  15. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    Gutted there are no crowds as this would be a certain away day for me. Pre-Covid I was in Reading for work everyday, my office is next to the station. The town is ok, and as Meister has alluded to, there are a number of decent watering holes. Many a drunken night out has been had in the town centre.

    Still also gutted it has been 12 years and counting since there has been a speedway team in Reading though...Smallmead demolished and left vacant, scandalous.
     
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  16. StrikerLB

    StrikerLB Academy Graduate

    Draw would be a good result, but hopeful for a win. and another clean sheet.
     
  17. YellowKicks

    YellowKicks Squad Player

    They have some of key injuries for this, feeling more confident than I did before I knew that.
     
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  18. No mention of the infamous "ghost goal"!
     
  19. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    Disgraceful. Can you imagine us ever doing that?
     
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  20. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Worked there for EY for 10+ years and used to go to the odd game in the wooden boxes at Elm Park (which would have taken 12 minutes to burn to the ground had someone dropped a cigarette butt).
    Great start points wise. Essential we keep the positivity and confidence high.
    Must win game.
    R2 (Senior, McAnuff) WFC 1 (Gunnarsson)
     
  21. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    My local game as well as I'm only about 20 mins away. Still don't like the ground though. Some excellent pubs in Reading if you get off the beaten path. Purple Turtle though is worse than The Red Lion!
     
  22. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Another easy win that will take us top of the league, e-i-e-i-e-i o up the football league we go!

    Reading 0-4 Watford.

    All aboard HMS Piss The League
     
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  23. ForzaWatford

    ForzaWatford Squad Player

    A friend is a Reading fan, his reaction when I asked him about the start was 'Nice surprise, not sure where it has come from tbh! I think it's mostly because the teams we've played have been useless as much as we've been good though'
     
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  24. I’m expecting a tight game but we have too much quality all over the park for them. 0-1 or 1-2.
     
  25. Otter

    Otter Gambling industry insider

    Wasn't Betty Boo that singer who dropped her mic during a live concert and the 'singing' continued?
     
  26. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    They are just about the most forgettable team in the division.

    I only know that they have players called Pele and Puscas playing for them.

    Their scouting approach seems to be limited to targeting knock-off versions of former greats, as they have had promising young Atletico winger Riquelme training with them for the last few weeks ahead of signing. Unfortunately, they were not familiar with how Bournemouth operate, and have now found themselves 'gazumped' and he is is set to sign for the Cherries.

    https://twitter.com/kristemple/status/1310907739246387203
     
  27. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Sorry, which team is ?
     
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  28. Crezzy95

    Crezzy95 First Year Pro

    Their top scorer with five goals is out for this one. Could another clean sheet be incoming? 0-2.
     
  29. Manatleisure

    Manatleisure Squad Player

    There can only be one scoreline surely.

    Reading 0 Watford 1.
     
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  30. MIlton Dammers

    MIlton Dammers Reservist

    Agreed. We'll probably dominate the game, & score a single scruffy/deflected goal to win it. Again.
     
  31. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    No João Vs João Pedro head to head.

    Should help us you'd think.
     
  32. ITK platypus

    ITK platypus Squad Player

    I'm still mixed with confusion and anger that we are being forced to play these pub teams I've never heard of but we just have to make the best of it.

    Prediction

    Redding (sp?) 0-8 Watford
    Sarr (23, 29, 42, 61, 70, 81, 90+1, 90+5)
     
  33. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    They've got tonnes more Champo experience than us so I'm going for Reading to win
     
  34. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

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  35. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Reading 0-12 Watford

    Pedro hat-trick
    Sarr hat-trick
    Toure hat-trick
    Ekong hat-trick
     

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